We’re into the home stretch now . . . For the next three days we’ll be highlighting a book-a-day from the 25-title Best Translated Book of 2008 fiction longlist, leading up to the announcement of the 10 finalists. Click here for all previous write-ups.
Khirbet Khizeh by S. Yizhar, translated from the ...

The MacArthur genius grants were announced today, and among the recipients is Peter Cole, of the new-to-us Ibis Editions:
IBIS EDITIONS is a small press and non-profit organization founded in Jerusalem in 1998 and dedicated to the publication of Levant-related books of poetry and belletristic prose. The press publishes ...